もさる ことながら
mo saru kotonagara

Expression

1. one may well say so, but ...; even more than

Usually Written in Kana
失業 しつぎょう問題 もんだいもさることながら、環境 かんきょう問題 もんだい大切 たいせつだ。
shitsugyōmondaimo saru kotonagara kankyōmondaimo taisetsuda.
Although the unemployment problem can't be ignored, the environment problem is also very important.
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